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1. The Marine Corps had been around as long as 1775, but did not actually exist in division form until World War II. Which two Marine Regiments served as part of the American Army in France during World War I, and as a result, their members wear the French Fourragère on their dress blues?
2. During the fall of the Philippines, this Marine Regiment defended the island of Corregidor, which was captured by the Japanese along with the surviving members of the regiment on May 6, 1942.
3. This Marine Division took part in the Bougainville Campaign. Their role in this battle was overshadowed by the Battle for Guadalcanal.
4. Before fighting on Cape Gloucester, the 1st Marine Division was stationed at this island for a short period of time.
5. This novelist fought with the US Marines during World War Two, and wrote a book based on his experiences.
6. He was the first - and only - Marine General to command an army-sized force.
7. This Marine Division was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during one of the most famous battles in the Pacific. Although part of the 10th Army during the Battle of Okinawa, they were part a reserve force and never set foot on the island.
8. This Raider Battalion led a daring raid on Makin Atoll to distract the Japanese from the larger attack on Guadalcanal. After their raid, the battalion was sent to Guadalcanal, where in a 29-day patrol, killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers and captured an artillery cannon that delivered harassing fire onto Henderson Field. Who led the battalion?
9. This bizarre but nerveless deadly problem resulted in at least 25 deaths in the Battle of Cape Gloucester.
10. Which of the following Marines was awarded the Medal of Honor whilst serving in 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment, 5th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima?
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